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    the novel “The Great Gatsby”. The book‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald has had great success‚ and has been adopted into a wildly popular film seen all across the world. While the two pieces closely resemble each other‚ they can easily be contrasted. When looking at both the book and the movie spin-off‚ we can point out differences in their setting‚ how characters are portrayed‚ and well all we can also find similarities‚ such as Mr. Gatsby’s parties. Between the movie and the book‚ we can conclude

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    The Great Gatsby was originally written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It follows Nick‚ as he tells the story of his neighbor‚ Jay Gatsby‚ and his love for Daisy Buchanan. During the 1920‚ where lavish parties and drinking were very common. In 2013‚ it was adapted into a movie‚ produced by Baz Luhrmann.The book and the movie were fairly similar‚ however their are a few significant differences between some of the characters and settings .These changes also effect the theme of the movie‚which is the search

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    half hour long film adaptation of The Great Gatsby‚ one shall await a bombardment of drama and romance from the disillusioned era of the 1920’s. The cinema was published in May of 2013 and is understood as becoming drawn into the captivating world of the wealthy and all that would encompass such a life. Taking place in 1920’s New York City‚ narrator Nick Carraway tells the tale of Jay Gatsby’s life‚ as Nick had witnessed it first hand. Millionaire Jay Gatsby lived in a Gothic mansion in West Egg

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    The movie adaptation of The Great Gatsby maintained true to the original book by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Although mostly everything seems to stay the same‚ some movie scenes differ. Nick’s character is tweaked and Gatsby’s parties are not the same. The movie also creates more false hope than the novel does. Nick Carraway is the first character introduced into the book and movie‚ but in a different aspect. F. Scott Fitzgerald introduces Nick right away as the narrator. He is giving a monologue about

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    One of America’s most iconic novels‚ The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald‚ was recently adapted into a film by the famous director Baz Luhrmann in 2013. I have personally read the book and seen the movie and can say that the film closely resembled the original book. The scenes‚ character descriptions‚ and conversations were‚ for the most part‚ spot on. Many of the differences were very minor and insignificant. Regardless of how similar the film and book were‚ film critics and viewers had mixed

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    There is a great deal of differences and similarities between the novel version and the movie version of “The Great Gatsby”. The novel version of The Great Gatsby is the more “official” version of the story. As we all know Hollywood likes to add somethings to their movies and make them more interesting. . Between the two versions there are plenty of similarities and differences which can be seen quite well. In the two versions we were introduced to the five main characters; Nick‚ Gatsby‚ Tom‚ Daisy

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    I chose The Great Gatsby to watch for my movie review because the movie gives you a look at how life was in the 1920s. The Great Gatsby was released in 2013 and is rated PG13 for violence and sexual content. The movie was 143 minutes long. Baz Luhrmann directed The Great Gatsby and takes place in 1922. Leonardo DiCaprio played Jay Gatsby who bought a mansion across the lake from the love of his life (Daisy) who is now married. Casey Mulligan plays daisy who is in a hard place deciding whether

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    The GREAT Gastby by F. Scott Fitzgerald pages 172. I choose to read this book because I’ve heard a lot of great things about the author F. Scott Fitzgerald. His style of writing seems to intrigue and catch the audience attention. I’ve seen the movie that was created of this story but I want to read the book to see how it all started. What parts were left off in the movie that maybe I didn’t know. What sense was highlighted the most from the book and interoperated In the movie. I want to compare the

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    In the film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”‚ each character has their own differences and similarities. But the major changes shown in the film‚ are between the characters of Gatsby and Nick. The film’s take on these two characters stays within the style of the book‚ but some information about them are seen to be excluded in the film. Through the directing style of Baz Luhrmann‚ both Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby are not portrayed in full as F. Scott Fitzgerald had written them

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    In The Great Gatsby Nick Carraway rents a house in West Egg. He was Daisy Buchanans’s cousin‚ who lives in East Egg. Jordan‚ then tells Nick if he knows Gatsby‚ who is a man who is wealthy and throws parties. Nick then realizes that Gatsby is his neighbor. One day Nick gets an invitation to Gatsby party. When Nick goes he sees Daisy. Gatsby then meets Nick and tells Jordan to tell Nick to invite Daisy to tea. When Gatsby goes to Nicks house he has Nicks house lawn cut‚ flowers brought in‚ etc. When

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